Barn Swallow

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken off my dock last week. I clipped the top wing and added some canvas to the top of the frame. The IQ isn't the best but I like the banking pose.

Nikon D500
Sigma 150-600 @400mm
1/2500s
f6.3
ISO 1600
Hand held

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Excellent pose, nice job repairing the wing, just the right amount of detail in the water.

Yes, IQ is a bit soft. Not an easy target to capture, for sure.

Cheers

Randy

[John Mack]

Nice dorsal flight pose. I like the dorsal view. The stick in the mouth is a plus.

[kevin Hice]

Nice view of the wings and love the spots on the tail and the banking makes the shot. TFS

[Brian Sump]

Solid shot of a tough subject. Nesting material [?] in mouth is a plus for sure.

If you were willing to add more to top, I believe these look better with vertical crop and many would likely agree.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the topside view and the small worm. the IQ isn't bad from here at all...these speed demons are one of the hardest to nail in flight

TFS

[Jim Crosswell]

Solid shot of a tough subject. Nesting material [?] in mouth is a plus for sure.

If you were willing to add more to top, I believe these look better with vertical crop and many would likely agree.

Thanks Brian. That is mud and dried grass for nest building. They are building their second nest under the dock, the first was wiped out by waves from a storm. I will try a vertical crop and see how it looks.